Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-02-05
A. CHASTITY MURDER !!
Wn. H. Allies C|ubbed to
Death With a Gun.
The Murderer Safely Behind
Prison Bars.

A most horrible murder was
committed in Hil'sboro Thursday
night between the hours of eight
and nine o clock p. m. 1t was the
killing Of Vim. Ii. Allies by Cruz
Baca, Mexican. Mr.. Allies lived III
that pant of town called Happy
Flat" which is below the business
portion Of the city. Hls family con-
sisted of himself, wife, mother-in.
law aud u Mexican youth. The
house contains three rooms, bed
room, sitting room aud kitchen.
Soon after tie murder it was made
known by Mrs Allies, wife of the
murdered man, who came to town
and surrendered herself to Sheriff
Story aul cote:sel guilt OF the
murder and was Immediately con-
fined il Jail. The toiy OF the dead
man was found outstretchel III the
door ON l. is back, his head point
ing to the open door OF the man
entrance of the building. His feet
rested on the single step that led to
the bedroom, tae toe Of the right
! foot resting against the door fac-
ing AMI the left one half inclined
toward the door facing on the OPP
posite side. His left hand clutch
ed the lapel OF his coat little be-
low the heart and his right arm
rested on the floor almost at right
angies with the body. A small
choppinp axe lay under the back
part OF his head in pool of clotted
, blood that had formed ON the floor
! about the head and had ran down
aud made two pools OF watery blood
| about the body. The face about
, the ewes and sides, was covered
with thickly clotted blood aud near
the right temple, brains were oo1-
5 ing out, which gave the appear
auce of having been chopped to
death with the hand axe. lhe
crime WAS not generally known IN
/ town until lnte Yesterday morning,
when the houso was visited by a
[ uumher of people, Americans and
! Mexlcans, and "a coroners jury was
empanneled and an inquest held
. lna body WAS removed to a table
e and washed, which revealed the
fact that he hal been dubbed to
death with the brich of gun be
longing to him and kept In the
house. Tie head had been crush
ed iii. The gun was found and
the grey hair and blood of the old
4, man were found in the indentatlons
of the walnut stock of the heavy
rifle. Mrs. Allies was closely ques-
toned and confessed that the muir
der had been committed by the
Mexican, ana before IL q. IN. he
was found and arrested where he
was at work in the mines below
/. town. Graz i,aca was man whom
Allies had raised, and made hl'
home with the family. Ru mors a'
:, to the origin of the difficulty are
various aud conflicting. Undue ln
:. timacy between Mrs. Allies and thu
:. Mexican, being one report. but
appears that on the night OF thu
murder Allies was drinking ans
making himself generally disagree
; able to his household aud Cru.
, committed the deed in defense o
the family. Allies WAS n man abou
sixty five years of age, AMI has ie
" sided in Hillsboro a number o
: years engaged in mining. CRU
= Baca is a native Mexican and /
'' held in blgh esteem by both race
as a man OF strict integrity and IN
dustrious habits,
" The trial is 10 progress as we g
" 10 press. and the preliminary ex
40 animation may reach over till mex
W week. st this writing the attol
neys for the defense bave not bee
chosen.